Welcome to our practice test for Medical Laboratory Certification Exams like ASCP and AMT for MLT, CLS and MLS. Test includes General Laboratory, Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, Urinalysis & Body Fluids, Blood Banking & Immunohematology, Serology & Immunology and Microbiology. You have 60 minutes to answer 100 test questions. Good luck!
#1. Which of the following is not an example of a precipitation type of antigen-antibody reaction?
#2. Which of the following parasites has the ability to penetrate directly through the skin?
#3. Tissue injury in systemic rheumatic disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus is thought to be caused by
#4. Which of the following statements on Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) test is false?
#5. Urobilinogen is produced in which of the following organs
#6. The following are reasons for CSF analysis except
#7. ABO Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) differs from Rh HDN
#8. These crystals appear colorless and rectangular, with a notch in one or more corners. They can be found in acidic urine
#9. What percent of the Caucasian population is negative for the D antigen?
#10. If a patient has anti-Fy(a) in his serum, he must receive red blood cells that are negative for the Fy(a) antigen. What percent of the Caucasian population is negative for the Fy(a) antigen
#11. Which is not a fraction of alkaline phosphatase?
#12. Fungal infection associated with a dark patch of infected skin confined to the stratum corneum of the palms or soles
#13. An A positive blood sample has a negative antibody screen. 6 units of A positive red cells were crossmatched and 1 unit was incompatible in the AHG phase. Which should be done first?
#14. Which of the following is not true of Klebsiella pneumoniae?
#15. A molecule found in human serum sometimes used as a tumor marker is
#16. Delayed onset transfusion reaction usually due to anamnestic response to clinically significant antibodies such as Rh, Kell, Kidd and Duffy
#17. Elevated antithyroid antibody is diagnostic feature of
#18. Avidity may be defined as the
#19. Which of the following will not react with enzyme treated cells?
#20. A clinical laboratorian's first response to a formalin spill in the laboratory is to
#21. A substance made in the pancreas that indicates the body is producing insulin.
#22. All donors blood testing must include
#23. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Erysipelothrix sp.?
#24. Type of error that is present in all measurements with no pattern; due to instrument, operator or environment
#25. Bright orange to yellow crystals seen in needle-like bundles and aggregates
#26. Which of the following statements is false about Trichinella spiralis?
#27. Beef tapeworm with an unarmed rostellum on its scolex
#28. Which immunoglobulin class is the blood banker most interested in
#29. 4% suspension of patient cells show 4+ agglutination with Anti A and no agglutination with Anti B. What is the patient's ABO type?
#30. The immunoglobulin classes most commonly found on the surface of circulating B lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of normal persons are
#31. Plastic bag overwraps are recommended when thawing FFP in 37C water bath because they prevent
#32. We find ABO hemolytic disease most often in babies born to moms who are which ABO type
#33. A person who donates blood with the intent that he will receive his own blood during a future surgery is called what kind of donor
#34. What is the primary form of lipid storage in the body?
#35. Malaria-like protozoans that parasitize and reproduce within mammalian red blood cells
#36. Why is important to test the uncentrifuged well-mixed urine specimen when testing with reagent strips for blood?
#37. Tiny structures usually formed by deposits of protein (or other substances) on the walls of renal tubes
#38. What is Karyorrhexis?
#39. Which of the following is true of Schistosomes (blood flukes)?
#40. Which of the following RBC inclusions is associated with lead poisoning?
#41. Tube-like branching filaments that make up the mycelium of a fungus
#42. Porphobilinogen in the urine may be detected by the following tests except
#43. A transplant patient began to show signs of rejection 8 days after receipt of the transplanted organ, and the organ was removed. What immune elements might be found in the rejected organ?
#44. Interpret the following results for HIV infection. ELISA: positive; repeat ELISA: negative; Western blot: no bands
#45. Which sugar is the end product of carbohydrate digestion in the intestines?
#46. Measurement of intensity of light at a selected wavelength
#47. What must be done to prevent graft-versus-host disease?
#48. What should you suspect if you see no migration when performing electrophoresis?
#49. The following are immunosuppressant drugs except
#50. The following nutritional deficiencies are associated with elevated homocysteine levels except
#51. The following organisms produce gas on TSI except
#52. A bell-shaped curve, and it is assumed that during any measurement values will follow a normal distribution with an equal number of measurements above and below the mean value
#53. If cold agglutinin is suspected to be causing erroneous results, then what is the most appropriate action to take before reporting the results?
#54. Term used to describe values for the control that continue to either increase or decrease over a period of 6 consecutive days
#55. Autoantibodies directed against a patient's own salivary or tear ducts is associated with which disease
#56. Lipid component of pulmonary surfactants used to assess fetal lung maturity. It is not usually detected until 35 weeks of gestation.
#57. The presence of light chain immunoglobulins in the urine is associated with which of the following forms of proteinuria?
#58. Cryoprecipitate Antihemophilic Factor that is harvested from fresh frozen plasma can be used to treat which coagulation factor deficiencies
#59. Pathogenic intestinal protozoa that cause ulcers of the intestinal tract
#60. Which chemical found in semen makes it fluoresce under ultraviolet light?
#61. Which drug is used to treat bipolar disorders?
#62. Corneal tissue may be transplanted successfully from one patient to another because
#63. Vitamin K dependent plasma glycoprotein synthesized in the liver that serves as a cofactor for Protein C
#64. The linked HLA genes on each chromosome constitutes a
#65. Hormone which stimulates secretion of gastric juice and is secreted into the bloodstream by the stomach wall in response to the presence of food.
#66. What is the principle behind the detection of urine nitrites?
#67. The following are non-pathogenic protozoans except
#68. Lymphocytes that have been stimulated to produce antibodies or lymphokines
#69. What is the immunologic method utilized in the flow cytometer?
#70. A monoclonal spike of IgG, Bence Jones proteinuria, and bone pain are usually associated with
#71. Which of the following statements concerning pyuria is false?
#72. Test request factors include the following except
#73. Which method of amylase determination measures the disappearance of starch substrate?
#74. What solution is used to maintain sterility in labs?
#75. Calibration for speed of centrifuge done every
#76. Rheumatic fever sometimes occurs after group A streptococcal infections. In this condition, an autoimmune response attacks the tissue of the heart valves. This phenomenon is an example of
#77. Which of the following antigens are not destroyed by enzymes such as ficin or bromelin?
#78. The following are tests routinely performed on donor blood except
#79. Which of the following is used to assess platelet function?
#80. Procedure done to differentiate rouleaux (aggregation) from a true agglutination
#81. The tumor marker associated with colon cancer is
#82. A positive optochin sensitivity test is used in the differential diagnosis of which organism
#83. Substances whose exact concentrations, purity or quality are known
#84. The following are clotting factors acting as contact proteins except
#85. Folin Wu Method is a test for which analyte?
#86. The presence of uric acid crystals in the urine sediment is most significant in
#87. The majority of the iron in an adult is found as a constituent of
#88. In a normal semen sample, the following cells are seen except
#89. Renal epithelial fragments originate from the
#90. Which statement about Beta 2 microglobulin is not true?
#91. Which of the following organisms contain the enzyme urease?
#92. Which of the following cells is associated with Multiple Myeloma?
#93. Complete lack of D, C, E, c or e antigens on red blood cells
#94. Which of the following tests require specimens to be kept on ice?
#95. Coil of capillary vessels that serves as a non-selective filter of plasma substances of less than 70,000 MW
#96. Which of the following fungi causes meningitis and septicemia in immunocompromised hosts?
#97. A maternal serum rubella titer that is equal to or greater than 1:8 indicates
#98. Which class of immunoglobulin binds to basophils and mast cells to mediate immediate hypersensitivity reactions?
#99. When the main objective of an exchange transfusion is to remove the infant's antibody-sensitized RBCs and to control hyperbilirubinemia, the blood product of choice is ABO compatible
#100. Which of the following groups of Streptococci is able to grow in the presence of bile salts (Bile Esculin Test)?
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